35 Greatest Canadians

1. Tommy Douglas

Actor | The Great Debate

Tommy Douglas was born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Debate (1974) and 90 Minutes Live (1976). He was married to Irma Dempsey. He died on February 24, 1986 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2. Terry Fox

Self | Continuarà...

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox was born on July 28, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The son of Betty Fox and Rolly Fox, Terry had three siblings: Older brother Fred Fox, younger sister Judy Alder-Fox, and younger brother Darrell Fox. His father Rolly was a switchman for the Canadian National ...

3. Pierre Trudeau

Writer | Reason Over Passion

Pierre Trudeau was born Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau on October 18, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec. He was the son of Charles-Émile Trudeau and Grace Elliott. Trudeau had an older sister and a younger brother, Suzette and Charles Jr.

Trudeau's father died when Pierre was 15. After that, ...

4. Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting was born on November 14, 1891 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Henrietta Ball and Margaret Robertson. He died on February 21, 1941 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada.

5. David Suzuki

Producer | Beyond Climate

David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he earned a B.A. at Amherst College (Mass.) in 1958, followed by a PhD in genetics at the University of Chicago in 1961. He was a professor of genetics at the University of ...

6. Lester B. Pearson

Self | Front Page Challenge

Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario, Lester Bowles Pearson was the son of Annie Sarah Bowles and Edwin Arthur Pearson. Throughout World War I, Pearson volunteered for service and entered in it. He survived an aeroplane crash and Pearson went by the code name, "Mike".

After World War I, Pearson returned ...

7. Don Cherry

Actor | The Wild

Donald Stewart "Don" Cherry was born February 5, 1934. Don is a Canadian ice hockey commentator for CBC Television and sports writer. Don is a retired professional hockey player and NHL coach. Cherry co-hosts the "Coach's Corner" intermission segment on the long-running Canadian sports program "...

8. John A. MacDonald

Assistant_director | Chris Cornell: No Such Thing

John A. MacDonald is known for Chris Cornell: No Such Thing (2007).

9. Alexander Graham Bell

Self | Selig-Tribune, No. 24

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was married to Mabel Hubbard. He died on August 2, 1922 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.

10. Wayne Gretzky

Actor | D2: The Mighty Ducks

Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One, " is widely considered the greatest hockey player of all-time. At the time of his retirement at the end of the 1998-99 NHL season he was the NHL's all-time scoring leader in Goals, Assists & Points in both the regular season & Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led ...

11. Jean Vanier

Self | Man Alive

Jean Vanier was born on September 10, 1928 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland. He died on May 7, 2019 in Paris, France.